Embodiment
With reference now to accompanying drawing, and more specifically with reference to figure 1, show the block diagram of the embodiment of the telecommunication installation 100 according to aspect of the present disclosure.Usually, telecommunication installation can including, but not limited to landline telephone type equipment, cellular-telephone type equipment or internet-type telephone plant.As indicated in figure 1, telecommunication installation 100 comprises the vision I/O parts of data storage part, such as display 18 and so on of processing unit, such as memory 16 and so on of I/O (IO) parts, such as processor 14 and so on of user's input block, such as I/O block 12 and so on of such as user's input terminal 10 and so on and the sense of hearing I/O parts of such as voice transceiver 20 and so on.One or more integrated circuits (IC) can be used to implement in the aforementioned components of telecommunication installation 100 some.In order to the clarity described, may not the certain conventional elements be associated with telecommunication installation 100 of such as specific control signal, power signal and/or other elements and so on shown in Figure 1.According to example embodiment, the telecommunication installation 100 of Fig. 1 may be implemented as the equipment of any type with telephonic communication capability, system and/or device, and such as can be integrated in the equipment of other abilities with such as audio frequency and/or video processing capabilities and so on, system and/or device.
User's input terminal 10 can operate to receive the input from user, and the output signal corresponding to this user input is inputed to processor 14.According to example embodiment, user's input terminal 10 may be implemented as the keyboard having and make it possible to multiple buttons with numeral and alphabetic input capabilities.User's input terminal 10 can also comprise phonetic entry ability.User's input terminal 10 such as can be illuminated in use (such as via light-emitting diode light (LED) and/or other illuminace components).
I/O block 12 can operate the I/O characteristic performing telecommunication installation 100.According to example embodiment, I/O block 12 can operate to send signal to miscellaneous equipment, system and/or the device in one or more different networks, and from the miscellaneous equipment one or more different networks, system and/or device Received signal strength.I/O block 12 can comprise the I/O element of one or more antenna elements, plug and/or other types.
Processor 14 can operate the various signal transacting and the controlling functions that perform telecommunication installation 100.According to example embodiment, processor 14 can operate the software code performing the enable picture CID characteristic according to principle of the present disclosure.According to this example embodiment, processor 14 makes it possible in response to the incoming call received from the telephone number be associated with picture and shows multiple picture via display 18.According at least one example embodiment, (such as slideshow etc.) shows described picture one at a time in a looping fashion.Utilize this example embodiment, processor 14 also causes the circulation interrupting picture in response to predetermined condition being detected, and described predetermined condition such as when this call of user answer or when completing in this call (during in user's on-hook).To here provide the further details about picture CID characteristic of the present disclosure below.
Processor 14 also can operate to perform the function of telecommunication installation 100 and/or the function of enable telecommunication installation 100, the function of described telecommunication installation 100 comprise detect and user's input that process is carried out via user's input terminal 10, to read data from memory 16 and write data to memory 16, perform comprise breathe out and calling receiving feature call-handling capability, make it possible to carry out via display 18 display and/or other functions of picture and user interface.
Memory 16 can operate the data storage function performing telecommunication installation 100.According to example embodiment, memory 16 stores the data comprising executable software code, image (such as still frame and/or motion picture/video), screen display data, telephone number (comprising the number of the calling of calling and the previous receipt previously dialed), user setup data (comprising the data of the association between instruction picture and telephone number) and/or other data.
Display 18 can operate to provide vision to show under the control of processor 14.According to example embodiment, display 18 provides the vision of multiple picture to show (such as next such or as motion picture video sequence is such in a looping fashion) in response to the incoming call received from the telephone number be associated with picture.Display 18 can also be implemented as touch-screen.In such a case, display 18 can comprise the touch icon of the one or more button corresponding to user's input terminal 10.Voice transceiver 20 can operate to send speech data at telephone call to processor 14 and receive speech data from processor 14.
With reference now to Fig. 2, show the block diagram of another embodiment of the telephone device 200 according to aspect of the present disclosure.Telephone device 200 comprises two main piece: handheld device 210 and base unit 250.Handheld device 210 comprises antenna circuit 212, receiver 214, display 216, handheld device processor 218, memory 220, microphone 222 and keyboard 224.Base unit 250 comprises interface circuit 252, user interface 254, display 256, antenna circuit 258, pedestal processor 260, memory 264 and handheld device seat 264.One or more integrated circuits (IC) can be used to implement in the aforementioned components of telephone device 200 some.In order to the clarity described, may not the certain conventional elements be associated with telephone device 200 of such as specific control signal, power signal and/or other elements and so on shown in Figure 2.
In handheld device 210, handheld device processor 218 is connected to antenna circuit 212, receiver 214, display 216, memory 220, microphone 222 and keyboard 224.Handheld device processor 218 provides and above regards to processor 14 and the similar characteristic of those characteristics described, comprise undertaken by antenna circuit 212 such as voice, the reception of information of video or data and so on and transmission, and decoding inputs from the user of keyboard 224.Handheld device processor 218 also for user telephone signal and from microphone 222 receive, to earphone 214 send voice signal between carry out changing and decoding.Handheld device processor 218 is also decoded and can be sent or be stored in memory 220 by antenna circuit 212 and be fetched from memory 220 and be displayed on the image information on display 216.
In base unit 250, pedestal processor 260 is connected to interface 252, user interface 254, display 256, antenna circuit 258, memory 262 and handheld device seat 264.Pedestal processor 260 provides and above regards to processor 14 and the similar characteristic of those characteristics described, comprise undertaken by antenna circuit 259 such as voice, the reception of information of video or data and so on and transmission, and decoding from user interface 254 user's input and provide User Status to user interface 254.
Notice following very important: only have base unit 250 or handheld device unit 210 to comprise display element.Such as, display 216 can not be there is in handheld device 210.Only can there is the display 256 in base unit 250, and the display 256 in base unit 250 can display frame and other information.In addition, the display capabilities of the display 216 in handheld device unit 210 can be different from the display capabilities of the display 256 in base unit 250.Such as, display 216 may can show the black and white Word message of such as telephone number.Display 256 may color display with picture and show other information relevant to call.
Notice that following is also important: the function performed by pedestal processor 260 as described here and handheld device processor 218 can be complementary and with overlap each other.Such as, pedestal processor 260 can comprise and controls to make it possible at one of display 216 and display 256 or the circuit of such as display controller and so on of display frame on both.Handheld device processor 218 can only include the display control circuit in response to the display controller in pedestal processor 260.
Pedestal processor 260 is also decoded and is controlled the signal that received by interface 252 or sent.Interface 252 is provided for the interface of the signal to and from external equipment and network.In a preferred embodiment, interface 252 be provided for audio call with the interface of standard phone line calling system, and be provided for data transmission with the interface of computer or internet network.Pedestal processor 260 is also decoded and can be sent by antenna circuit 258, sent or be stored in fetch in memory 262 and from memory 262 and to be displayed on the image information on display 256 by interface 252.
Handheld device seat 264 such as handheld device 210 not in use time be provided for the fixing deposit position of handheld device 210.Handheld device seat 264 can comprise unshowned, for the charging of the battery-powered device in handheld device 210 or the direct data communication between handheld device and base unit 250, with the connection of the connecting interface in handheld device 210.Base unit 250 can also comprise unshowned, for being connected with supply socket and powering to base unit and power circuit that handheld device 210 charges.
Radio communication is set up at handheld device 210 place and by antenna circuit 258 at base unit 250 place by antenna circuit 212.In order to from the user transmitting voice information of telephone wire to handheld device 210 being connected to interface 252, between handheld device 210 and base unit 250, set up communication agreement.In a preferred embodiment, this communication protocol meets digital European cordless telecommunications (DECT) 6.0 standard and allows voice messaging and transmit corresponding to the separating of data of video or control information.Handheld device 210 can also communicate with both base units 250 on other cordless communication networks of such as WLAN (WLAN) or cellular phone network and so on.
With reference now to Fig. 3, show the flow chart 300 of diagram according to the step for setting screen CID characteristic of the example embodiment of aspect of the present disclosure.In order to the object of example and explanation, the telecommunication installation 100 of Primary Reference Fig. 1 is described the step of Fig. 3.Can equally use the embodiment of the telephone device 200 in such as Fig. 2 and so on to describe the step of Fig. 3.The step of Fig. 3 is exemplary, and is not intended to limit the disclosure by any way.
In step 310 place, user selects picture CID characteristic.According to example embodiment, user can by response to menu on the screen listing the multiple available characteristics provided by telecommunication installation 100 provided via display 18, one or more input be provided via user's input terminal 10, come to select picture CID characteristic in step 310.
User after picture CID characteristic is selected at step 310 place, process flow advances to step 320, wherein user selective call person.According to example embodiment, user can by response to menu on the screen listing each caller multiple provided via display 18, one or more input be provided via user's input terminal 10, come in step 310 place selective call person.Each caller CID stored that can be listed as from the calling of previous receipt records, the entry comprising name, telephone number and/or other information be associated with each caller that maybe can be listed as in the telephone directory characteristic of telecommunication installation 100.Entry in telephone directory such as can here will manually not inputted by user during another setting up procedure of the telecommunication installation 100 of description and be stored in the memory 16.
User after step 320 place selective call person, process flow advances to step 330, and wherein user causes multiple picture with the telephone number associated of caller or links.According to example embodiment, user can by response to the picture shown via display 18, one or more user input be provided via user's input terminal 10, carry out each picture of selecting in step 330 place to be under the control of processor 14 associated with the telephone number of caller.Selected picture can be stored in the local storage (i.e. memory 16) of telecommunication installation 100 and/or be stored in the memory of another equipment be operationally coupled with communicator 100 via I/O block 12.Such as, selected picture can be stored on the computer that is connected with telecommunication installation 100 and/or be stored in the storage (repository) be arranged on internet.Selected picture can also be comprised in one or more picture " container " (such as file, hard disk etc.).In addition, selected multiple pictures can represent the video sequence of still frame and/or motion picture.As referred to here, term " picture " can refer to the picture of any type comprising photo and/or graphic file image.
Except selecting for except the picture that stores, user can also select picture and picture selected by transmitting between the handheld device 210 and base unit 250 of telephone device 200 as shown in Figure 2 or sending.Such as, a picture can be selected and is sent to handheld device 210 from base unit 250, for the display on the display 216 be positioned in handheld device 210.Selected picture may be used for the display on a handheld device for receiving incoming call, and can be different from the picture selected in order to the display on the display 256 on the base unit 250 being positioned at telephone device 200.In another example, picture can also be received by handheld device 210, and is sent to base unit 250 for storing and display in the future.
During the picture association process of step 330, the chance of the parameter of the one or more picture in the picture selected by amendment can be provided to user.Such as, can together be modified for cutting, shade (shading) and varying sized parameter and other known frame parameters.Also, during the picture association process of step 330, the chance of the mode of the picture selected when being received the incoming call of self-corresponding telephone number by telecommunication installation 100 selected by display can be provided to user.Such as, user can specify selected picture to be shown as slideshow.Slideshow can be display frame one at a time in a looping fashion.Also whole picture can once be shown in screen mode toggle, or the mosaic of some or all (mosaic) picture is shown as in selected picture, wherein " thumbnail " of picture can have equal or unequal size, the fade effect with any number and/or different angle display directions.In this way, user can select the time sequencing of the one or more picture in the picture selected by display and/or can select the period of the one or more picture in the picture selected by display.As another example, can to specify in selected picture specifically several is displayed first in selected order for user, and show thereafter remaining selected picture randomly.As another example, user can specify specific several shown longer or shorter than the picture selected by other period in selected picture.In different forms and with the advantage that different time frame shows specific picture be: the visual attraction and improving that can improve display such as reduces the functional benefits of the effect that the image on display burns and so on.
Also during the picture association process of step 330, can to user provide specify in receive the incoming call of self-corresponding telephone number by telecommunication installation 100 time selected picture will be displayed on the chance of where.Such as, user can specify in selected picture some or all shown by the display 18 via telecommunication installation 100 and/or show via one or more other equipment (such as pedestal station 250, computer monitor 230, video screen etc.).Store the data of the whole users' selections corresponding to step 230 place in the memory 16.
User in step 330 place by multiple picture and the telephone number associated of caller or to link and after providing any other input selection, process flow advances to step 340, wherein provides the chance selecting another caller to user.If user so selects to select another caller in step 340 place, then process flow is circulated back to step 320, and wherein another caller is selected.Thereafter, in step 330 place, as described above, selected caller is associated by with multiple picture.Alternately, if user selects or not another caller in step 340 place, then process flow advances to step 350, and wherein user is by providing one or more inputs to exit picture CID characteristic via user's input terminal 10 to telecommunication installation 100.
Notice: the step of Fig. 3 can change according to design alternative.Such as, the chance (step 330 in the Fig. 2 namely) of the picture of selection by associating with given caller can be provided the forward direction user of actual selection caller (step 320 in the Fig. 2 namely).
With reference now to Fig. 4, show the flow chart 400 of diagram according to the step for performing picture CID characteristic of the example embodiment of aspect of the present disclosure.In order to the object of example and explanation, the step of Fig. 4 also the telecommunication installation 100 of Primary Reference Fig. 1 is described.Can equally use the embodiment of the telephone device 200 in such as Fig. 2 and so on to describe the step of Fig. 4.The step of Fig. 4 is exemplary, and is not intended to limit the disclosure by any way.
In step 410 place, telecommunication installation 100 receives incoming call.According to example embodiment, the telephone number of this incoming call comprises indicating call person and the cid information detected by processor 14.Then, in step 420 place, the determination whether be associated with picture about the telephone number of this caller is carried out.According to example embodiment, processor 14 by by received cid information with store in memory 16, compare from the data of the setting up procedure of the picture CID characteristic described in Fig. 2, carry out this in step 420 place and determine.
If the determination at step 420 place is negative, then process flow advances to step 430, and wherein telecommunication installation 100 provides CID function under the control of processor 14 in the normal fashion.According to example embodiment, sentencing normal mode in step 430 provides CID function to comprise the telephone number of caller, but does not comprise the multiple pictures showing and be associated with caller.
Alternatively, if the determination at step 420 place is affirmative, then process flow advances to step 440, wherein telecommunication installation 100 is selected according to the user carried out during the step 430 of the setting up procedure of picture CID characteristic described in fig. 2, shows the picture be associated with the telephone number of caller under the control of processor 14.In the memory of another equipment that the picture shown in step 440 place can be stored in the local storage (i.e. memory 16) of telecommunication installation 100 and/or operationally to couple via I/O block 12 and telecommunication installation 100, and from wherein fetching.By allowing in the local stored picture except telecommunication installation 100, and realize lower cost by the benefit sharing the storage device in other equipment.The picture shown in step 440 place can represent the video sequence of still frame and/or motion picture.
As previously here indicated, user can select (namely at step 330 place of Fig. 3) show in step 440 when being received the incoming call of self-corresponding telephone number by telecommunication installation 100 selected by the mode of picture.Such as, selected picture can be shown as slideshow in step 440 place.Such as, user can specify selected picture to be shown as slideshow.Slideshow can be display frame one at a time in a looping fashion.Also whole picture can once be shown in screen mode toggle, or the mosaic of some or all picture is shown as in selected picture, wherein " thumbnail " of picture can have equal or unequal size, the fade effect with any number and/or different angle display directions.In this way, the period of the time sequencing of the one or more picture controlled in the picture selected by the display of step 440 place and/or the one or more picture in the picture selected by the display of step 440 place can be selected based on the previous user at step 330 place at Fig. 3.According at least one example embodiment, when in step 440 place as slideshow in a looping fashion one at a time display frame time, processor 14 can cause the circulation interrupting picture in response to predetermined condition being detected, and described predetermined condition such as when user answer call or when completing in call (such as when user's on-hook).This interruption advantage is allowed to be such as allow user to change display to another a series of paintings face rapidly when receiving new call, or to the new information about incoming call of user reminding such as CID and so on.
Also, as previously here indicated, user can specify (namely at step 330 place of Fig. 3) will show selected picture when being received the incoming call of self-corresponding telephone number by telecommunication installation 100 wherein in step 440.Such as, selected picture can be shown via the display 18 of telecommunication installation 100 and/or via one or more other equipment (such as pedestal station 250, computer monitor, video screen etc.) in step 440 place.Except described multiple picture, can also via the telephone number of display 18 caller and name in step 440 place.
As described here, this each embodiment provides for providing the picture CID method and apparatus of characteristic, and described picture CID characteristic provides the recreational value of enhancing and can avoid screen burn.Although each embodiment is described as having preferred design, in spirit and scope of the present disclosure, this each embodiment can be revised further.Therefore the application is intended to cover and uses of the present invention any distortion of general principle of the present invention, purposes or amendment.Further, during the application's intention covers belonging to the disclosure field known or used have in practice and fall in the restriction of claims from change of the present disclosure.